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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator remarks in Part One that the movie Back to the Future was a movie of what type from his youth?
(a) Iconic.
(b) Crucial.
(c) Fun.
(d) Memorable.

2. Which character does the unnamed narrator retrieve from the waiting room before the doctor reveals the results of his cardiac tests?
(a) Emma.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Alex.
(d) Alena.

3. What three words of advice does the distinguished female author give to the unnamed narrator after they hug their goodbyes?
(a) Take no chances.
(b) Read the horoscope.
(c) Be very careful.
(d) Do it all.

4. Which element of the physical world never gives the unnamed narrator a "little thrill" (107)?
(a) The natural world.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Built space.
(d) The sky.

5. In what year did the tragedy discussed by the unnamed narrator at the literary event occur?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1980.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator concludes after sex with Alex that their "relationship had not been perceptibly" what "by the event" (203)?

2. What object inside the unnamed narrator's pocket does he keep patting as he approaches the hospital?

3. Alex and the unnamed narrator "had not become best friends until [they] found [themselves] almost neighbors in" (7) which borough?

4. How does the unnamed narrator react to holding pieces of a sculpture?

5. For whom is the author waiting at the start of Part Two: The Golden Vanity, which is composed of a short story written by the fictional unnamed narrator?

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